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Informant List Used as Bargaining Chip by Montreal Mob: source

January 22, 2012
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The list of police informants stolen by a retired intelligence officer in the Montreal police force was used as a bargaining chip by mafia lawyers to get reduced sentences for their clients, according to a source close to the investigation. The source told The Gazette that retired police officer Ian Davidson, who was found...

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Ex Cop Committed Suicide Autopsy Confirms

January 21, 2012
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An autopsy performed Thursday on the body of retired Montreal police detective Ian Davidson confirms that his death at a Laval hotel Wednesday was indeed a suicide. The coroner’s report is not yet available, but police investigators said the examination reinforced their earlier findings that Davidson had slashed his throat on the same day...

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Montreal Mafia Mole Suspect May Have Committed Suicide

January 19, 2012
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Laval Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a police officer who allegedly tried to sell secrets to the mob. Police confirmed a man's body was found Wednesday morning inside a room at the hotel, but they would not release his identity. It soon became clear that the body is that of Ian Davidson,...

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Retired Montreal Cop Attempts to Sell Informant List to Mafia

January 17, 2012
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According to information obtained by Radio-Canada a retired Montreal police officer tried to sell a list of informants to the Mafia after his retirement in January. It's alleged the officer was asking for a six-figure sum for the list. Police said he was one of only two or three people who had access to...

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Something Big Brewing in Montreal

January 12, 2012
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The RCMP charged Colagero Milioto, Raynald Desjardins, Vittorio Mirarchi, Felice Racaniello and Jack Simpson, suspected mobsters tied to the Rizzuto clan for their alleged roles in the November hit against former NYC Bonanno boss Salvatore Montagna. Yesterday, without explanation a judge incredibly denied a defense request to unseal the court documents which resulted in the seizure of...

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Ex-Canadian Customs Inspector Had No “Criminal Intentions”

January 9, 2012
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Former customs inspector Marilyn Béliveau is on trial for allegedly taking bribes to prevent searches of shipping containers through which mob-tied drug smugglers were bringing product into Canada. “I feel guilty for a lot of things in my life,” she said. “I also feel I am guilty of making bad choices in my life at that...

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BlackBerry Messages Accessed in Montagna Murder Probe

January 6, 2012
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Surete du Quebec Sgt. Ronald McInnis, spokesman for Quebec’s provincial police Thursday morning refused to confirm or deny a media report that investigators obtained access to a series of encrypted BlackBerry messages during their probe into the Mafia-style slaying of Salvatore Montagna. “We do not reveal our investigation methods,” he said. Five suspects in...

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Mobster Moreno Gallo Deported to Italy

January 5, 2012
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Moreno Gallo, a 66-year-old Montreal mobster who did time for a gangland murder, was on his way out of Canada Wednesday, his lawyer confirmed, after giving up his fight against deportation. Gallo was on his way to Italy of his own accord but under escort of the Canada Border Services Agency, said his lawyer...

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Montreal Port Fights Drug Smuggling Reputation

January 5, 2012
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Last year the Port of Montreal saw more than 28 million tons of cargo pass through. “Montreal, as any other port in the country, because of the volume, it’s normal that we’re intercepting huge amount of illicit drugs and goods,” said Alain Surprenant, chief of operations with the Canadian Border Services Agency at...

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RCMP Focus on Organized Crime Domestic, Violence

December 29, 2011
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Airdrie RCMP continued to battle the reach of organized crime, domestic violence and traffic enforcement issues in 2011. The Airdrie RCMP's top cop, Insp. Tony Hamori, said organized crime continued extending its reach into communities surrounding the Calgary region over the year. "Organized crime continues to be an issue for us and it's going...

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